tutu hoop doll practice vid

hey tutu hoop dolls! now you can practice the choreo!

see you in rehearsal tomorrow!

xx

iHOOPu Roadtrip!

Our hooping weekend of fun! Come hoop it up with us!!

Hoop Jam & Workshop

Exciting news!

This Saturday there will be a Hoop Jam hosted by teacher trainee Cath Marier!

Come down to Parc Lafontaine and get your hoop on with the Cath and the Montreal Hoop Community! Cath will be sharing some tips on hooping for beginner and intermediate hoopers.

There will be a few hoops available for use but please bring your own if you have one to avoid disapointment!

WHERE:PARC LAFONTAINE (near the statue of Felix Leclerc)
WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 20TH 4:30-6PM
HOW MUCH: FREE!
WHO: YOU!!
*cancelled in case of rain*


Next Saturday June 27th there will be WORKSHOP!

POI for HOOPERS with Johnathan Poi Spinner Extra-ordinaire!
Many of the off the body hoop moves come from poi. All hoopers could benefit from a workshop that breaks down the fundamentals of poi in order to better understand the mechanics of our hoops. This workshop will help you with your off the body hoop moves, increase your agility and vocabulary with the hoop. Johnathan is one of the most saught after poi spinners in Montreal. We are pleased to have him help out the ihoopu gang understand the mechanics of poi to eventually transfer to poi-hooping.
WHERE: PARC LAFONTAINE (near statue Felix)
WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 27TH 4:30-6pm
HOW MUCH?: $10 if you pre-register, $15 on the spot
to register send an email to info@ihoopu.com with "poi workshop" in the subject line


Hope to see you soon in the HOOP!

New for IHOOPU ... LED hoops!!!!...

IHOOPU is now selling LED HOOPS!

OMG!!! BIG SAVINGS when you pre-order by Monday June 22nd

Custom Designed IHOOPU LED HOOP

Choice of Color & Number of LEDs (12 or 18)

Color Options: white, blue, green, aqua, red, yellow, pink, violet, uv, tricolor (color changing!)

Special Price of only $100 (will be selling for $175 - $200 as of June 23rd)

ORDER NOW! info@ihoopu.com

HOOP JAM TODAY!!

Hey Hoopers,

One of the IHOOPU teachers in training, Kelli Hanrahan, will be hosting a HOOP JAM today at Parc Lafontaine.

There will be music and a couple extra hoops, but if you have your own hoop please bring it!!

cost: FREE
time:4:30-6pm
location:parc lafontaine (the usual spot rachel side of the parc between brebeuf & calixa-lavaillé)

Don't forget about the performance tonight at Studio 303! Come see your fellow hoopers hoop it up!

Buy your tickets online before (saturday) at noon for only $5 instead of $10 at the door! studio 303.ca

Acheter les billets sur le web avant (samedi) midi s'ils veulent profiter du tarif pré-vente à 5$. Les billets seront au coût de 10$ à la porte 30 minutes avant le spectacle. studio303.ca

Hoop to see you there!!

June 13th at 7pm & 9pm : Danse pour tous
A show featuring the evening classes participants : Hoopdance, African dance, Contemporary dance and yogadance.
STUDIO 303
372 STE CATH WEST
3RD FLOOR

I will be peforming with H.O.T. almost every night this week at the Montreal Fringe Festival. 10pm at the outdoor beer tent. Come see me spin my fire hoop!! whoop whoop!

performance class starts June 16th!

Hi All,

Just a note that the performance class starts June 16th (next week) rather than this week!

Monday Parc Classes also start next week ... because we still have 1 more week @ studio 303!!

See you in the hoop!

R.

June Hoopnews

May was an exciting month with the Beginner Intensive and Performance Hoop Intensive and of course Hoop Convergence in North Carolina. As the weather warms up I am beginning to see more and more people with hoops around the city. This warms my heart as you all know how much I love to hoop! June has started off well, IHOOPU has 4 teachers in training so you will see them helping out around class and jams and eventually teaching some of the IHOOPU classes late in the summer and fall. We are about to begin the summer schedule which entails lots of outdoor hooping! Look out Montreal we are going to take over the parks!! The plus side of park-hooping is there are no ceilings to limit the heights at which we can toss our hoops into the sky, the down side being the coming of the rains will mean class is canceled. So pray to the sun gods!! Check below for all the classes going on throughout June & July! If the weather is iffy, consult twitter to see if class is on or off on the given day.

Summer Hoop Schedule Wednesday June 10th - Friday July 24th All park (outdoor) classes are **weather dependent** check the weather report, or step outside... if the ground is wet class is canceled...or consult TWITTER Beginner Hoopdance Mondays & Wednesdays 6-7pm Parc Lafontaine Wednesdays 3-4pm Panico Studio (starts june 17th) Intermediate/Advanced Hoopdance Mondays 7-8pm Parc Lafontaine Performance Class (with the Hoop) Thursdays 6pm-7pm Parc Jean Mance ***Starts June 16th*** All Levels Hoopdance Fridays 6:30-7:30pm YMCA du Parc Yoga Classes Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 12:30-2pm Panico Studio (Starts June 15th) Tuesdays 5:30-7pm, Kinesphere Specialty Workshops / Events / Jams Saturdays 4:30pm, Parc Lafontaine consult the BLOG for workshop details Class Locations: PARC LAFONTAINE: Brebeuf & Rachel PARC JEAN-MANCE: Rachel & (between Jean Mance & Ave du Parc) PARC ST VIATEUR: From the Parc Y, head west on st.Viateur till you hit the parc. PANICO STUDIO: 5445 de Gaspé, suite 313 KINESPHERE: 1565 Mt Royal Est, coin Fabre Cost & Packages for Park Classes Drop-in = $15 / class 1 X week = $12 / class (six weeks = $72) 2 X week = $10 / class (six weeks = $120) For Studio Classes please consult directly with studio. If you are registered in a class and we get rained out you can make-up the class on another day within the session (June 10th-July 24th) Student Performance! We have a show next week at studio 303. We will be rehearsing all week so if you are familiar with the beginner hoop moves and want to be part of the show let me know! If you can't be in the show, please come watch!! Next Saturday June 13th 19h & 21h 372 ste Cath O. Studio 303 Billets Pré-vente: $5 ou $10 à la porte infos: 514 393 3771 pour plus d'infos Rehearsal times are as follows: Saturday June 6 4:30-6pm PARC LAFONTAINE Monday June 8th 5:30-7:30pm STUDIO 303 (we will work on the piece in class and then stay later...) Wednesday June 10th 4:30-6pm PARC LAFONTAINE Thursday June 11th 4:30-6pm PARC JEAN-MANCE Friday June 12th 4:30-6pm PARC ST. VIATEUR Saturday June 13th SHOWTIME!! performers must arrive at 3:30pm for rehearsal/tech run in the space. rehearsal LOCATIONS: PARC LAFONTAINE: Brebeuf & Rachel PARC JEAN-MANCE: Rachel & (between Jean Mance & Ave du Parc) PARC ST VIATEUR: From the Parc Y, head west on st.Viateur till you hit the parc.

Summer Hoop Schedule

Hello Hoopers!

Summer is here! Time to infiltrate the parks with hoopiness!!

Class is ON tomorrow @ 430pm in Parc Lafontaine. BYOH (bring your own hoop).

Next week we will transition to the summer hoopclass schedule

WEDNESDAY JUNE 10TH-FRIDAY JULY 24TH:

Mondays
Parc Lafontaine
6-7pm Beginner Hoopdance
7-8pm Inter/Adv Hoopdance

Wednesdays
Parc Lafontaine
6-7pm Beginner Hoopdance

Thursdays
Parc Jean Mance
4-6pm Open Jam
6-7pm Performance Hoop Class

Fridays
Ymca du Parc
6:30-7:30pm All Levels Class

Saturdays
Specialty Workshops & Monthly Hoop Jams

Hoop Convergence!

Hey Hoopers! I am having an amazing time here at Hoop Convergence. I am learning so much about hooping I can't even begin to explain it all. Acro Hoop Yoga, Hoop Choreography, Flamenco Hoopdance........ We had a fire jam last night and I had the honor of performing alongside some of this planet's most stunning performers. Hoopers who had never spun fire also had the opportunity to spin. One of the most touching moments of the whole evening was when one woman went into the fire circle, her first time ever spinning a hoop on fire. She stood there holding the hoop looking absolutely petrified. She looked very hesitant to start spining the hoop standing within the flames, just when she was about to give up everyone began cheering 'spin it, spin it!' Finally she took the hoop to the back of her waist and began spinning it and proceeded to totally rock out with the fire hoop around her waist. Her performance brought tears to my eyes. It was so beautiful.

The workshops have been absolutely amazing. This morning we learned about native hoopdance, followed by a workshop on tandem hooping (two people in one hoop) and then finally a workshop on the chakra system & hooping and sustained spinning. I have had the opportunity to meet and connect with so many great people from all over North America. There are about 10 Canadians here so it is great to connect with people from across our country. My perspective on hooping has definitely broadened. This is such a wonderful community of conscious minded creative people and I am so happy to be a part of it.

lots and lots of hoop love!

R.

HOOP JAM!

Come out to Parc Lafontaine this Saturday 6-8pm for the Spring Hoop Jam.

We will congregate in the parc near the statue, enter the parc from the Rachel side near Brébeuf and you should see us.

Jam will be cancelled in the case of unfavorable weather (wet grass/rain)

Hoop to see you!

google maps, copy and paste to find us:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=parc+lafontaine+montreal&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&z=15

Intensives & Workshops

Intensives / Workshops

BEGINNER HOOPDANCE INTENSIVE
Learn the Fundamentals of HoopDance in an Intensive weekend. In this workshop we will cover the Basic Hoop Moves covered in the Beginner 6 week series. There will be lots of time and space to practice, you will leave feeling confident with your hoop and be able to show your new tricks to your friends! Excellent for newbie / beginner Hoopers
May 23 & 24
12-3pm
$60 for both days
$35 for 1 day
Registration required. To register send an email to info@ihoopu.com


PERFORMANCE INTENSIVE
Advanced Hoop Moves, Hoop Choreography, Hooping with a Troupe, Performance Skills, Yoga, Flexibility and Acrobatics with the Hoop and Much Much More! A great way to prepare for the Montreal Hoop Troupe Auditions. Registration Required, Space is Limited. Please email me to reserve your place.
Dates to be confirmed based on participant's availability.
Tuesday-Saturday
May 26th to 29th 6:30-9:30pm
May 30th 12-2pm
Registration required. To register send an email to info@ihoopu.com


LEVEL 1 HOOPDANCE TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION
June 2, 16, 23, 30th 2009
Tuesday evenings 6:30-9:30pm (except June 9th)
One weekend intensive June 5th, 6th & 7th

Included in the program you will

• Learn how to structure an hour long HoopDance class
  
• Improve your hoop HoopMove communication and demonstration skills
  
• Receive a document outlining the level one IHOOPU syllabus
• Learn about Anatomy specific to Hooping
• Become part of the Hoop Teacher Network and be listed on the IHOOPU website as a certified Hoop Instructor
• Learn how to make your own hoops
• Take part in a teaching apprenticeship (weekly ihoopu classes)
  

**maximum of 6 participants reserve your place in advance by sending an email to info@ihoopu.com

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STAGE HOOPDANSE POUR DÉBUTANTS
Apprennez les movements fondamentales du Hoopdanse dans un fin de semaine intensive. Vous apprendrez les Moves Basic qui sont couvert dans le serie Débutant de 6 semaines. Il y aura beaucoup de temp et d'espace pour pour pratiquer et sentir comfortable avec le cerceau et vos nouveau trucs. Excellent pour les hoopers vierge / débutant
23 & 24 Mai
12 h à 15 h
$60 pour les deux jours
$35 pour un jour
Inscription requise. Pour vous inscrire envoyez un couriel à info@ihoopu.com


STAGE INTENSIVE PERFORMANCE HOOP
Mouvements de hoop avancés, chorégraphie avec le hoop, hooping au sein d'une troupe, habiletés en performance, yoga, flexibilité et acrobatie en utilisant un hoop.
Une excellente façon pour se préparer aux auditions pour la troupe de hoop de Montréal!
Inscription requise, places limitées. S.V.P. envoyez-moi un couriel pour réserver votre place et m'indiquer vos dates de disponibilité. Les dates seront confirmées bientôt, selon la disponibilité des participants.
26-29 mai (mardi--vendredi)
18h30-19h30
ainsi que 30 mai 12h-14h (samedi)
Inscription requise. Pour vous inscrire envoyez un couriel à info@ihoopu.com


CERTIFICATION D'ENSEIGNANT DE HOOPDANSE NIVEAU 1

2 au 30 juin 2009
Les mardis, de 18 h 30 à 19 h 30 (sauf le 9 juin)
Fin de semaine intensive 5, 6, 7 juin
Dans cette formation vous:

• Apprendrez comment structurer une classe de hula hoop
• Ameliorerez vos outils de communication et de demonstration des hoopmoves fondamentales
  
• Recevrez un document avec tous l'info requis pour enseigner
  le programme niveau 1 cours d'IHOOPU
• Apprendrez l'anatomie corporel du hula hoop
• Apprendrez à fabriquer vos propres cerceaux
• Participerez dans un stage d'enseignment (cours IHOOPU)
• Deviendrez parti du communauté de professeurs du Hoop
  

**maximum de 6 participant reservez en avance info@ihoopu.com

Weekly Hoop Classes

REGISTRATION APRIL 1st - APRIL 11th BY EMAIL info@ihoopu.com

Mondays = Hoopie Days!!
2 classes back 2 back!!

KINESPHERE
1565 Mt Royal East, corner Fabre
April 8th - June 1st (NO classes May 9, 16)
Saturdays 16h30-18h

Session prices
1X per week $90


If the weather is really good we may end up in parc lafontaine just east of the studio on Mt Royal.

YMCA DU PARC
5550 du Parc, corner st. Viateur
Friday Night Hoop Class
As usual the Friday Y class continues
Same Time Same Place
6:30-7:30pm every Friday
Classes are included in Y membership.

**NEW CLASS**
HoopDance @ Studio 303
April 20th-June 8th
Mondays 17h30-18h45
NO CLASS May 11th and 18th
Drop in $15
6 week session price $72 ($12/class)
End of session performance at Studio 303 June 12th
Studio 303 is located DOWNTOWN in the Belgo Building, 372 Ste Catherine W. (corner of Bleury, Metro Place des Arts) third floor, suite 303.

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Les lundis des hoopers!

Deux cours consécutifs!!

KINESPHERE
1565 Mt Royal East, coin Fabre
13 avril - 1 juin (Pas de cours 9, 11, 16, 18 mai)
samedi 16h30-18h

Inscription Requise

Prix :
1 cours par semaine $90


S'il fait chaud c'est possible qu'on se déplace au Parc Lafontaine.

YMCA DU PARC
5550 du Parc
Cours de Hoopdanse chaque Vendredi
vendredi 18h30-19h30
Les cours sont inclus dans l'abonnement au Y

**NOUVEAU COURS**
HoopDanse au Studio 303
20 Avril-8 Juin
Lundi 17h30-18h45

Relâche 11, 18 mai

Drop-in $15
Session de 6 semaines $72 ($12/classe)
Spectacle de fin de session le 12 juin.
Le Studio 303 est situé au CENTRE-VILLE dans l'edifice Belgo, 372 Ste Catherine O. (au coin de Bleury) metro Place des Arts, 3e étage, local 303

Hooping in Le Devoir!

Check out this recent article in Le Devoir!

http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/03/28/242250.html

hoopDANCE!

I performed tonight at the last ever Concordia Contemporary Dance Cabaret. I have been part of the dance program for three years but never had the chance to perform at the Cabaret because I always teach my wonderful Friday night Hoop Class at the Y. It was the last one so I decided to make the trek out to NDG.

Wow, I was so impressed! The performances were excellent, and I received some really great feedback from the contemporary dance crowd.

I am working on a new piece at the moment with Classical Guitarist Etienne Simard. We have been rehearsing for a month and will be presenting a show next Saturday at Rad'a. At the Cabaret I presented an excerpt. Unfortunately, Etienne could not be there so I performed to the recorded version of the piece he will play.

It was interesting how different it is to hoopdance to the recording than with a live musician. I feel like the live musical exchange really opens up my dance. Even though my dance is choreographed, it unravels in an endless spiral when I perform it with Etienne. It feels much more alive to be able to converse with a musician through my hoop. With the recording I felt very bound to the choreography and set movements as if there was no room for endless flow. I recommend to all the hoopers out there...if you can hoop with live musicians it is ideal! A guitarist, a drummer, a scratchmaster...whatever music you fancy, just be sure it's something than can be manipulated in response to your dance. Through this collaboration I have found new dynamics in my movement with the hoop.

All the theatre and dance students were dazzled and they all want to try hooping now. Hooray for the growing hoop community!

Montreal Hooping

Welcome to the ihoopu blogspot!

What an honor it is to be serving the Montreal Hoop Community with upcoming events occurring in the Montreal Hooping Scene.

We just enjoyed a wonderful week with Miss Saturn and Pinkie Special visiting us from New York and France! They generously shared all their trickiest moves with us for a week long workshop at Studio 303. Just the first of many hooping workshops coming to Montreal this spring.

Miss Saturn dazzled us with her extreme control of the multiple hoops, and Pinkie with her sultry slow hooping and burlesque expertise!

It was so great to see hoopers of all different backgrounds and levels develop their hoops skills over the course of the week. Everyone had something to share with the group.

Thanks to Veronique for coming all the way from Gaspé for the workshop and sharing your hoop-poi knowledge with us.

Etienne, great job! I can't wait to see your trombone-hula hoop act!
Caitlin, newbie hooper, ripped it up all week with us!
Nathalie, it was wonderful as always to have your lovely yogic energy and healing hands in the class.
Lore, WOW! only six months into hooping and already doing multiple arm hooping!
Sabine, thanks for your spectacular LED hoop performance and the champagne!
Kelly, thanks for letting us try out your aluminium hoops, definitely a new experience!
Susan found continuous flow with waist hooping, I can't wait to hear about your explorations with your new hoop.
Catherine, welcome to the hoop community, i hope to see you in the hoop once again!
Peter, you were only with us for a day, but you got the Vortex!!

I look forward to hooping with all of you again soon!

Rebecca

new website

Check out our new website.

http://www.ihoopu.com/

A wealth of information providing for the Montreal Hoop Community!